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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Homeless artist Betsy Benefield sells abstract calligraphy paintings under the Davis El stop to support herself.

Q&A: Betsy Benefield, street artist

October 9, 2012

Certain days of the week between mid-afternoon to sundown, Betsy Benefield sits underneath Evanston's Davis El station painting on canvases with acrylic paint. Benefield carries a sign reading, “I...

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